Vanoil TEA Expires With Rwandan MNR

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - June 17, 2013) - Vanoil Energy Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:VEL), reports that the current Technical Evaluation Agreement ("TEA") with the Rwandan Ministry of Natural Resources has expired effective June 13, 2013. The Company has referred this matter to the Conciliation Committee pursuant to Article 10 of the TEA agreement "settlement of disputes".

About Vanoil Energy Ltd.

Vanoil is an oil and gas company with a portfolio of assets in East Africa and the African state of the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean.

In Kenya, Vanoil holds a 100% interest in onshore Blocks 3A and 3B, acquired in October 2007 through the signing of a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with the Government of the Republic of Kenya. These blocks cover 24,912 km2 between Tullow Oil's recent oil discoveries and Apache Corp.'s offshore gas well.

In the Seychelles, Vanoil has a 25% participating interest alongside partner Afren plc in offshore Exploration Areas A and B, covering some 14,319 km2.

On behalf of the Board of

VANOIL ENERGY LTD.

James Passin

Chairman

To find out more about Vanoil, please visit our website at www.vanoil.ca.

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